Global InformationChristella puberula information
| Christella puberula | |
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| Christella puberula var. sonorensis | |
Conservation status
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 Secure (NatureServe) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Suborder: | Aspleniineae |
| Family: | Thelypteridaceae |
| Genus: | Christella |
| Species: | C. puberula
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| Binomial name | |
| Christella puberula Á.Löve & D.Löve[1]
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Christella puberula, synonym Thelypteris puberula,[1] is a species of fern known by the common name showy maiden fern.[2] The variety Ch. puberula var. sonorensis is known by the common name Sonoran maiden fern.[3]
It is native to southwestern North America and Central America, from the foothills and deserts of California and Arizona south through Mexico to Costa Rica.[3] It grows in canyons, streambanks, and seeps in several types of habitat. It is found at 50–550 metres (160–1,800 ft) in elevation.[3]
- ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference
CFLWwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Thelypteris puberula". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ^ a b c Jepson. Accessed 12.1.2011